The Grey Fantails were at Rocky Cape National Park. They seemed to be all along the South Cave track with at least 6 being seen at once. They were often landing far too close to allow the camera to focus. The hardest part of photographing a fantail is anticpating where it will land next as they never seem to sit still for more than a second or so.
The Black-faced Cuckooshrike was at Table Cape. It's not a very good shot at all but it's the first I've seen this year and the first I've ever managed to photograph. Of course I was just about to get a terrific shot but some walkers came along and it flew off. (Nothing against the walkers - just bad timing)
The Little Pied Cormorant, the Tern, and the Heron were at Sulphur Creek which is where I was watching the Albatrosses yesterday.
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Grey Fantail - Rhipidura albiscapa
Grey Fantail - Rhipidura albiscapa
Black-faced Cuckooshrike - Coracina novaehollandiae
White-faced Heron - Egretta novaehollandiae
Little Pied Cormorant - Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Little Pied Cormorant - Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Crested (Swift) Tern - Sterna bergii
Fantails are tricky little devils. They are often very bold and inquistive and get closer and closer until it's impossible to focus on the little so-and-sos. And that's when they sit still.
ReplyDeleteNeat shots! Know how you feel about fantails. I've been fruitlessly trailing a Rufous or two for weeks.
ReplyDeleteNice photos - and btw I was just thinking no-one had posted Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike recently and since I've been chasing them around my yard maybe I should post some! No need to now!
ReplyDeleteThanks Snail -I'll say. One of them parked itself just in front of me in full sunshine, fanned out it's tail and just laughed :-) Truly - well maybe not the laughing bit.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tony - That's a long time without fruit :-) It's been a very long time since I've seen a Rufous Fantail. Back in the 80's methinks.
Thanks Mick - The more the merrier. I'm sure your Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike photos will be better than my one which is very washed out looking.
Did you deliberately choose a grey and white theme? Fantastic photos of familiar birds.
ReplyDeleteThanks Boobook No I didn't even notice a theme until you mentioned it. It matches the weather so well too :-)
ReplyDeleteAlways interesting to see what common sights I have never seen.
ReplyDeleteThe world sure has such diversity!
Bloomin' well done with the Fantails! I love the Little Pied Cormorant on the rock too. Lovely pose.
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ReplyDeleteLovely shots as usual. Do your shrikes have the same habit as ours of putting their caught prey on the spikes of barbed wire??
Best wishes, Adrian
Thanks Nina - Thanks for popping in.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenny - I got too close to that cormorant. That's the same one in the flight shot :-)
Thanks Adrian - These are insectivorous. A lot of our birds have names like shrike, robin, magpie etc because of some superficial resemblance but they are actually from completely different fsmiles.
omg. that white-faced heron takes my breath away. beeeeYUUUtiful.
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